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Patented June 17, 1884.

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GEORGE \V. MIOKLE, OF AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO, CANADA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,622, dated June 17,1884. A

Application filed March 28, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MIoKLE, ofAmherstburg, countyof Essex, Province of Ontario, Canada, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Fire-Escapes; and I declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to makeand use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which forma part of this specification.

My invention consists of the combinations of devices and applianceshereinafter specified, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation,

. partly in section; Fig. 2, a side elevation;

Fig. 3, a cross-section; and Fig. 4 illustrates the device in use.

This invention contemplates a fire-escape device wherein the wire orcable is attached to a piece of furniture, a window hook, or otherdevice within the room, and the appliance is carried down with theperson who descends from the room.

A represents the face-plates. A is an end shield, which may or may notbe employed.

B represents a suitable belt for embracing the body. This belt is madepreferably as a continuous belt, and is passed around the axle B, towhich it is preferably riveted at b. This axle is squared at its end, orotherwise attached to receive a small crank, B", for winding up the beltwhen the device is in use.

0 represents a reel, upon which the wire or cable I) is wound. Itconsists of two faceplates, 0, and a winding axle or drum, 0, which issquared or otherwise provided at its extremity d for the reception ofthe same crank. To facilitate winding the wire upon the reel the facesof the reel are inclined somewhat from the periphery to the shaft uponthe outside, so as to obviate any danger of these faces coming intocontact with the faceplates A, so as to afford a resisting friction.

D is the wire or cable, preferably the former. One end is securelyfastened to the reel. The other end is passed to the exterior andadapted to be readily engaged with a piece of furniture, or awindow-hook, &c. in the room.

E and F are friction-rolls, about which the wire is passed, as shown inthe drawings, so as to bend the wire at this point, and thereby afford afriction as the wire is unwound from the reel.

On one side of the reel is an shaped channel, G.

G is a brake-shoe, pivoted at g to the faceplate A. It is wedge-shapedin section, and enters the. annular groove extending about half-wayaround the reel. At its opposite end it is provided with a shoulder, g.V

H is a brake-lever, pivoted at h, and provided with a shoulder, h, whichengages the shoulder g on the brake-shoe, and so crowds the shoe intothe V-shaped groove in the reel, and produces an effectual brakeentirely under the control of the person descending.

I am aware that a fire-escape has been composed of a frame having agrasping-handle and a body-belt, a reel journaledin the frame andcarrying a wire cable, and a friction-belt encircling the reel andhaving its ends connected with a lever-handle pivoted to thegrasping-handle of the frame, and also that a hinged case containing areel and having a body-belt has been provided with frictionposts,between which passes a tape carried by the reel. Such features,therefore, I do not broadly claim; but

WVhat I claim is 1. A fireescape consisting of the face-plates A,rigidly connected together, the reel 0, the friction-posts E and Fbetween the upper parts of the face-plates, the body-belt B, the wire orcable D, the brake-shoe G, pivoted at one end between the face-plates,and extending partially around the reel to act thereon, and the pivotedbrakelever H, having its pivoted end arranged between the face-plates,and resting against the free end of the brakeshoe, substantially asdescribed.

2. A fire-escape consisting of the stationannular V- ary connectedface-plates A, the reel 0, having the channel or groove G, the wire orcable D, the friction-posts E and F, the bodybelt B, the brake-shoe G,pivoted at one end between the face-plates, and extending partiallyaround the reel under the same to enter the channel or groove, andprovided at its free end with a shoulder, g, and the pivoted brake-leverH, having its pivoted end arranged between the face-plates, and providedwith a shoulder, h, to engage the shoulder on the brake-shoe,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

Witnesses: GEORGE W. MIOKLE.

N. S. WRIGHT, D. BIssELL.

